Sunday, August 14, Salta
By Daniel Alacoque

Justin and I are being billeted by Juan’s family (Juan is the boy that came to Newfoundland singing with Ars Nova during Festival 500). They live about one hour from Salta, in a small town, unlike other choir members.

Try believing this. We are in South America right now, and on Sunday we traveled up into the Andes and back ON HORSEBACK!!!. Yes its true. Our family owns two horses and we borrowed seven horses from a friend of the family. The ten of us left at 9:30am. Sara, the younger, rode with her mother. For lunch we cooked steak, ribs and sausages on a fire. WOW. GOOD. Then we rode back down to the house and played soccer with some of Juan’s friends.

So, things are different.

There are soooo many stray vicious dogs

No dry wall, mostly concrete walls

Coke and Fanta are very popular

Supper at 9:00 or 10:00pm.

I’m writing on the 15th, so I’ve heard other stories that are just as good as ours.

p.s. - they treat us like kings.